samira hussain, bbc news. years ago today, archaeologists made one of the greatest discoveries. robert explains why that created such a situation. >> once stood on the floor on which we stood. robert: legends that it was spotted by a young egyptian, the buried staircase leading to what archaeologists still call the greatest find ever made. howard carter has spent over a decade looking for it. howard: in a tiny tomb, we have everything from the royal court. we've got flowers, lunchboxes, underwear, clothes, sandals, a variety of material that survived from agent egypt. rubber: news of the find was rushed here, to the castle. the story of tutankhamen is always linked with one name, howard carter, the man who burst through that wall 100 years ago. it would not have been there at all without the passion and perhaps more importantly the finance of another egyptologist, this man. the story sparked what became known as tut-mania, from a few curious visitors to the millions who viewed the wonders of the tomb and trave

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samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad.spoke to dr ayesha siddiqa, who is an expert on security and politics in pakistan. i began by asking for her reaction to events in pakistan. very unfortunate, because pakistan has experienced the assassination of another leader in 2007, when benazir bhutto died, so this one definitely is not something that people look forward to. indeed, and so many fluid situations, or rather the situation, i should say, is extremely fluid right now, but what we do know is that the police have released this video confession, haven't they? what do you make of that? definitely, this is a man who was a bigot and he's confessed, but what do we know? when president bhutto was assassinated in 2007, they said he was a bigot, he was a religious zealot, he was part of the taliban. later on, there was a civil society political activist who was killed, sabeen mahmud, two years later. they said it was a bigot, but what do we know? the fact of the matter is that there is very little that one can expect from the in

samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad.e'll get more on this story later in the programme and ask whether this could change the already volatile political landscape in the country. so do stay tuned to us for that, but for now, let's take a look at some of the other stories that are making headlines today. former israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has secured his return to power, with a final vote count giving him and his far—right allies a clear majority in parliament. his victory brings to an end years of political deadlock which forced five elections in less than two years. a short time after the results were announced, air attack sirens went off in southern israel after militants in gaza fired a rocket that was apparently intercepted by missile defences, according to the military. four people are reported to have died in iran after clashes between anti—government demonstrators and security forces. while protesting. it marks a0 days since mahsa amini's killing which has sparked widespread unrest across the country.

samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad.r in ukraine, and western officials say russian troops could be preparing to withdraw from part of the city of kherson which they have held since the start of the war. ukraine has been talking up an offensive to capture the city since the summer. but progress is slow and so far they've just retaken some surrounding farmland. kherson straddles the dnipro river. reports suggest russian commanders may be pulling troops back to the eastern side of the river, which is easier to defend. our international editor jeremy bowen, cameraman fred scott and producer kathy long have spent the last few days travelling between mykolaiv and the front lines around kherson. in the trenches a mile or so from the russian perimeter around kherson, soldiers from the ukrainian 63rd brigade have learnt to be cautious. they're digging in for a long winter. "i love my dugout," he says. "it's going to be warm." this is the ground where months of optimistic talk from ukraine's leaders of a kherson offensive has col

samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad.n drug gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground, offering to pay the passage of those prepared to work in the uk drugs industry on arrival. albanians account for almost a third of the 38,000 people arriving in small boats so far this year, according to uk government figures. lucy willaimson has been speaking to people in albania, france, and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers. albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. one man who paid for a place on a kurdish boat this summer says he was approached by recruiters for the uk drugs trade in a dunkirk migrant camp. translation: dunkirk migrant camp. tuna/mom- dunkirk migrant camp. translation: , ., ' translation: they offered me lots of things — translation: they offered me lots of things to _ translation: they offered me lots of things to pay _ translation: they offered me lots of things to pay for - translation: they offered me lots of things to pay for the -

samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. like this one here at mount kilimanjaro. but due to climate change, they are melting, with large parts of glaciers being lost every year. this is how the one at kilimanjaro has changed in less than 20 years. today, the un warned that a third of all the glaciers in world heritage sites will vanish by 2050. it means sites like this one in yosemite in the us, and this glacier in the alps will totally disappear within 30 years. dozens of leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms could be forced to close this winter as a result of soaring energy costs. public sector leisure services are likely to be cut in a0% of council areas over the next five months, according to the trade body, uk active. and the cost of living crisis means many people can no longer afford membership of fitness centres, as our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. lift it up. 0k, guys, well done. a lunchtime aqua aerobics class that means much more than simply exercise for this group of swimmers. for peter, who

samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad.eak madiha afzal who's a fellow in the foreign policy program at brookings could you remind us about the build—up to this much since the ousting of imran khan in april? sure, imran khan was ousted via a vote of no—confidence in april this year. since then, he is only furthered his popularity by pushing a narrative that is part conspiracy theory that d legitimises the current government by saying that they came into power through sort of the machinations of the military in america. the reality is, imran khan had fallen out of favour with pakistan's military which is why he lost power. he has held brilliant was holding a long march to islamabad which started last week and was set to culminate next week calling for fresh elections. to culminate next week calling forfresh elections. he, of course, has also won a large number of by—elections that have been held in recent months in pakistan, showing his popularity is translating to the ballot box. d0 popularity is translating to the ballot b

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samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. same—sex marriages. the right reverend steven croft said the church had caused genuine hurt by maintaining its refusal to marry gay couples. anjana gadgiljoins me now. how significant a moment is this? it is really significant, sophie, because not only is he calling for change within the church, he's also acknowledging that his own views have been hurtful in the past. by law at the moment no church minister can marry or bless a same—sex couple, but the bishop of oxford is calling for that to change, he has written an try in which he acknowledges that his own views on same—sex relationships have changed over the past decade, and he has apologised for those views being so slow to change and the fact that they caused genuine hurt. in the try he wrote, i need to acknowledge the acute pain and distress of lgbtq+ in the life of the church. i am sorry that corporately we have been so slow as a church to reach better decisions and practice. so he is now calling for clergy to be allowed to mar

samira hussain, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...ing the lights on this winter — a new scheme launches which will see customers offered discounts on their energy bills if they agree to use less electricity at peak times . the bbc has heard evidence that albanian drug gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground, offering to pay the passage of those prepared to work in the uk drugs industry on arrival. albanians who've already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people who've crossed the channel to england so far this year. that's according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers. albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. one man who paid for a place on a kurdish boat this summer says he was approached by recruiters for the uk drugs trade in a dunkirk migrant camp. translation: they offered me lots of things - - to

and that's started to show up as a health problem for gps like farzana hussain who runs a practice inof my elderly patients, i'm concerned about them not having enough food let alone nutritious food. as doctors we're always telling people to have their five a day, the five fruit and veg. you know, peoplejust can't afford that at the moment. i've got parents skipping meals regularly, some who work for the nhs, you know, nurses who work for the nhs. it's becoming the norm that people aren't eating. and that's shocking to be saying that sitting in london in 2022. the price of vegetables has increased by nearly 12% and fruit has gone up over 8% since last april. britain doesn't eat enough fruit and vegetables. that's terrible for public health. so, what we're going to see is health inequalities growing. what you having? pizza, is that everything? vegetable lasagne, just one, yeah? - good nutrition is most important for britain's children. for some a school meal is the only hot food they'll eat all day. cheese and beans? there you go — sweetheart, thank you. this busy secondary school cant

samira hussain, bbc news, lahore.nced that the us air force plans to deploy b—i bombers in the joint military exercises that have been extended due to north korea's launch of dozens of ballistic missiles. b—i's are supersonic heavy bombers, with a range of up to 12,000 kilometres. the russian private military company, the wagner group, has opened its first official headquarters in st petersburg. mercenaries employed by wagner have been accused of committing human rights abuses in ukraine and in west africa. tom brada reports. this may look like just another unremarkable office block. it is, in fact, the headquarters of the wagner group, a russian militia unit notorious for brutality both on and off the battlefield. translation: the creation of such a centre was - a long time coming. the only thing is that it appeared so late. it should've been opened before the special military operation. the wagner group has been active during conflicts across africa, in syria and, most recently, in ukraine. in september, reports eme

from pakistan, our correspondent samira hussain reports.rsday's protest march started like all the others, and then this happened. rapid gunfire. footage shared on social media, confirmed by the bbc, shows a conscious imran khan with a bandage on his right leg being taken to hospital. here, you can see a man with a gun. he was eventually caught. in a leaked video of his statement to police, he said he wanted to kill mr khan. the current prime minister condemned the attack and has called for an investigation. pakistan's president is calling it an assassination attempt. but leaders from mr khan's political party released a statement on his behalf, accusing the country's prime minister, home minister and director of pakistan's powerful intelligence agency of being behind the attack, saying they must be removed from office. just two days ago, we were with the former prime minister at one of his protest rallies, where he says the government is against him. i am a democrat. democrats always go to the people. at the moment, the establishment is ag

samira hussain, bbc news, rawalpindi.he latest headlines: venezuela's government and the opposition have signed a preliminary agreement to find a way out of the country's political crisis, and to free up dollars held overseas to be spent on humanitarian programmes. one person has died and at least 11 are missing after a mudslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says 6 million ukrainian households are still without power after russia launched a wave of missile strikes across the country this week. the number of affected households has reduced but many have been left without light, water or heat as winter sets in. the bbc�*s ukrainian service correspodnent in kyiv, zhanna bezpiatchuk says the authorities have been urgently trying to restore water and electricity supplies. we know that so far, 75% of the ukrainian demand for electricity has been already met by the supply which has been restored in many regions and cities of ukraine. today we got to know that the city of kherso

samira hussain, bbc news, rawalpindi.on ukrainian households are still without power, after russia launched a wave of missile strikes across the country this week. the number of affected households has reduced, but many have been left without light, water or heat, as winter sets in. the bbc�*s ukrainian service correspondent in kyiv, zhanna bezpiatchuk, says the authorities have been urgently trying to restore water and electricity supplies. we know that so far, 75% of the ukrainian demand for electricity have been already met by the supply which has been restored in many regions and cities of ukraine. today we got to know that the city of kherson is on the grid again and that's very important news. people there were cut off from early electricity supply, heating and water for weeks after the liberation while the retreating of the russian forces have destroyed all three main electricity supply lines around kherson. for example, i know such stories from the city of kherson where doctors and nurses and maternity units had t

samira hussain, bbc news.bia in their opening game — argentina have kept their world cup hopes alive by beating mexico 2—0 in qatar. the first goal was scored by lionel messi. here's our sports editor, dan roan. messi! for all that their talisman has achieved in the game, glory on football's greatest stage has proved elusive for lionel messi. argentina's fans aware if they lost to mexico, he and his team would be out of this, his final world cup. this felt like the tournament's biggest occasion yet and in a raucous atmosphere, it was clear that this was going to be a scrap. after a shock opening defeat against saudi arabia, argentina were desperate for a win but it was their central american opponents who went closest. alexis vega forcing emi martinez into action. this seemed made for messi but while that chance disappointed, he quickly made amends. commentator: argentina's saviour! messi — who else? — with a moment of magic when it was needed most. his eighth world cup goal giving his side the lead they crave

samira hussain, bbc news, lahore.on this we can speak to samina yasmeen, she's the director of the centre for muslim states and societies at the university of western australia. professor, thank you very much forjoining us. good afternoon to you in melbourne. these accusations mr khan is making, no evidence to back them up, as you have heard. what is he trying to achieve here? i think he isim— trying to achieve here? i think he isjust raising _ trying to achieve here? i think he isjust raising the - trying to achieve here? i think he isjust raising the bar, - he isjust raising the bar, which he had already established before, he had been demanding that the present government that he identifies as the impotent government, should really go and there should really go and there should be elections held. and then he has been conducting these long marches, one in may and then one recently that stop because there is an attempt on his life, or at least that is what they claim. but i think with this demand what he has said is

samira hussain, bbc news, lahore. let's get some of the day's other news.ssion as new figures show a slump in orders for its exports as the country also suffers from high energy costs. the news came while chancellor olaf scholz was in china, a key economic partner and a huge market for german goods. the un says it's hopeful it can resume urgently needed aid deliveries into ethiopia's northern tigray region within days following this week's truce between the government and tigrayan officials. international agencies have in effect been blocked from sending in supplies since august, when fighting resumed. a group of tourists being held captive on an amazon cruise boat in peru for 2h hours has been released. indigenous people stopped the boat as part of a protest about their community being damaged by an oil leak from a pipeline in september. they were trying to force government officials to properly assess the impact. the russian private military company the wagner group has opened its first official headquarters in st petersburg. mercenaries employed by wagne

samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad.ing, even if targets for cutting carbon emissions are met. spectacular glaciers at sites such as kilimanjaro in tanzania, yosemite in the united states, and the dolomites in italy are among those that will vanish. israel's electoral commission has confirmed that the former prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his allies have secured a majority in parliament following tuesday's elections. his winning coalition with the far—right, religious zionism party, which espouses racist anti—arab policies, has raised concern among israel's allies. this week, china put more than half a million people into covid lockdown in the city of zhengzhou, home to the world's largest factory for iphones. china continues to enforce a strict zero—covid policy, but as it battles outbreaks in more than 50 cities, the policy is putting pressure on its people and its economy. ros atkins reports. this facility has been under a variety of covid restrictions for months. fearing those restrictions could get tighter,

samira hussain, bbc news, lahore.ple, ripping apart families and communities. photographs have helped to identify some of those killed, but many people in pictures from the time remain unidentified. now, facial recognition technology is being used to try to bring names to faces. our north america technology reporterjames clayton reports. as soon as my aunt heard the boots, she knew that she has to hide me. blanche fixler was a child in poland when the nazis came looking for her. germans came and they looked every little place, they looked in every corner, and i said, "you'd better not breathe "or sneeze or anything, or you'll be dead." blanche's mother and her siblings were murdered but, thanks to her aunt rose, blanche survived. today, she has few photos from her childhood. many pictures from the 1930s and �*40s do survive, though, and hundreds are on display here in the museum ofjewish heritage in new york. butjust like many other museums devoted tojewish heritage, a lot of the people in the photos here are unnamed.

samira hussain is in faizabad for us and has the latest.that are selling party swag. people are coming by the thousands. they are trying to get as close as possible to the stage. this is where imran khan will address his supporters. this will be the first time he is addressing supporters since he was shot some three weeks ago. he says that he is going to offer direction, the next steps for his political party. since he was pushed out of office in april of this year, imran khan has been pushing to get fresh elections, saying this coalition government really worked to try to push him out of power. the government has always maintained that they will hold elections next year as planned. a mudslide triggered by heavy rain has torn through the italian island of ischia. initial reports suggested eight people had been killed, but an italian minister has said there are no confirmed deaths. the mud dislodged trees and damaged houses as it swept down a hillside, dragging a number of cars into the sea. rescuers are working to free residents. social med

samira hussain, bbc news, lahore. let us look at some of the day's other stories now.inancial analysts of juande germany is financial analysts ofjuande germany is heading for a session as new figures show a slump in orders for its exports as the country also suffers from high energy costs. the while chas 0laf scholz was in china, a key economic partner and a huge market for german goods. and a group of tourists being held captive on an amazon cruise boat in peru for 24 hours has been released. indigenous people stopped the boat as part of a protest about the community being damaged as part of an oil leak from a biplane in september. they were trying to force government officials to properly assess the impact. —— pipeline. here in the uk, king charles has been hosting a reception at buckingham palace ahead of next week's un climate change summit in egypt. the king has long campaigned on environmental issues but won't be attending cop27. the prime minister rishi sunak, who previously said he wouldn't be attending, has now said he'll be there. 0ur environment editor justi

samira hussain is in faizabad for us and has the latest. of the former prime minister. they are wearing badges and they have painted their faces in the party colours. they are walking with giant flags, and there are plenty people here that are selling any kind of party swagger. you can see that people are coming ijy you can see that people are coming by the thousands. they are trying to get as close as possible to the stage where imran khan will address the supporters. remember, this is going to be the first time he is addressing supporters since he was shot some three weeks ago. he says that he is going to offer direction, the next steps for his political party. since he was pushed out of office in april of this year, imran khan has been pushing to get fresh elections, saying that this coalition government really worked to try to push him out of power. but the government has always maintained that they will hold elections next year as planned. the home office has said that the death of a man who was held at the manston migrant processing c

he gave no evidence for his allegations. 0ur correspondent samira hussain sent this report from outsidesecurity which is understandable, remember the context in which this has happened. mr khan was participating in a demonstration when he came under attack. now, his political party is saying that this was an assassination attempt. remember, mr khan has been holding these demonstrations since he was pushed out of office in april of this year. trying to force the government to call for new and fresh elections. the government has repeatedly said that it will not bow to these pressures. many are expecting quite a lot of people to take to the streets, notjust here where i am, but in cities across the country to protest and what has happened and to keep campaigning. 100 years ago today, archaeologists made one of the world's greatest discoveries — tutankhamun's 3,000—year—old tomb. robert hall explores why that breakthrough a century ago caused such a sensation. 33 centuries had passed . since human feet last trod the floor on which we stood. legend says it was spotted by a young egyptian — t

samira hussain reporting there.tinues. betssy chavez, a young lawyer and former culture minister, replaces anibal torres. president castillo, a former primary school teacher and union leader, has accused congress of blocking proposals aimed at tackling poverty and social inequality. an agreement has been reached at a global conservation summit in panama to reduce the trade in shark fins. environmental groups say tens of millions of sharks are killed every yearfor theirfins — a market estimated to be worth half a billion dollars annually. so how big a deal is this regarding the conservation of sharks? here's the shark expert and wildlife presenter, austin gallagher. this is huge. this is a really big win for sharks on the international level. the international community has spoken and this is, you know, going to ensure a much better future for dozens of shark species. it is a multilateral treaty of around 180 member nations around the world coming together to say, "we're going to put this species that we think are th

soldiers who fought in world war ii has been speaking of his pride. 97—year—old sergeant mohammad hussainl to the british crown. was it difficult for you? son, it doesn't matter about the difficulty. because we were ready to die for the british. and there will be a two—minute silence at 11am this morning to mark armistice day. tube lines are expected to get back to a normal service today — but it won't be until mid—morning. it follows yesterday's rmt strike, their sixth this year, which brought most of the london underground to a halt. transport for london advise commuters to plan ahead and check before they travel. well let's see how the tube's looking at the moment lots of issues — all lines are suspened except for the northern line that has a reduced service between edgware and golders green and high barnet to finchley central. and the dlr and elizabeth line are running as normal. the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it was exceptionally mild across the capital last night. we are starting off today, armistice day, with temperatures in the low teens in celsius.

samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad.edia or have been sharing stories have said that the gun was directed where he was standing and one person actually as far as i know is that as well. so it is undeniably an assassination attempt and a dramatic escalation and what is a charged, polarised society in pakistan at this time. parliament's committee on standards has recommended that the conservative mp, andrew bridgen, be suspended from the commons for five days for breaching its code of conduct. officials say he displayed a "cavalier attitude" to the rules on lobbying , and made an "unacceptable attack" on the integrity of the the standards commissioner. mr bridgen has said he's extremely disappointed but will accept the suspension. dozens of leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms could be forced to close this winter as a result of soaring energy costs. public sector leisure services are likely to be cut in 40% of council areas over the next five months, according to the trade body, uk active. and the cost of living crisis

they were not even charged, but tortured more than 80 times one of the most common bullying that hussainndured 83 times torture by water is known even during the time of the spanish inquisition, a naked person is tied up and laid on a bunk, his face is covered with a cloth, and then water is poured from above so that it seems to a person that he is about to die, in order to disorient the interrogated person, he was beaten with the back of his head against a concrete wall , according to hussein after each such blow. he lost his sight for a while and fell to the floor, then the procedure was repeated by another trick of guantanam, and the us department of defense approved this is torture music, how does it work to break the will? a person, forcing him to listen to the same song in headphones at maximum volume, not even for hours, but for days, as a result, the prisoners gradually plunge into madness, even included children's songs. headphones were put on especially difficult prisoners and they were forced to listen in a circle to obsessive children's songs or soundtracks to cuzikles. the v

a labour member parliament from bradford east , imran member parliament from bradford east, imran hussainthank you, mr. speaker. according to the home office's own figures of the total accepted and rejected visitor visa applications just under 20% ended up as rejected . under 20% ended up as rejected. yet when it comes to those of pakistani and bangladesh bangladeshi rashi nationality these figures suddenly dramatically and are explainable advice to 30. so does the minister staff really expect us to ? that is nought. please show to? that is nought. please show or religious bias the home office. absolutely, minister. well, the honourable gentleman is completely wrong and that is a baseless slur on my officials at home office. oh all visa applications are based on objective criteria, and i would add that there were in fact, 303,000 visas and permits granted for family members in the year ending june 2020 to a six, which is 61% more than in 2019. so the home office is granting record of these visas, and we do so an objective fashion, local . well, there you fashion, local. well, there you ar

a labour member parliament from bradford east , imran member parliament from bradford east, imran hussainthank you, mr. speaker. according to the home office's own figures of the total accepted and rejected visitor visa applications just under 20% ended up as rejected . under 20% ended up as rejected. yet when it comes to those of pakistani and bangladesh bangladeshi rashi nationality these figures suddenly dramatically and are explainable advice to 30. so does the minister staff really expect us to ? that is nought. please show to? that is nought. please show or religious bias the home office. absolutely, minister. well, the honourable gentleman is completely wrong and that is a baseless slur on my officials at home office. oh all visa applications are based on objective criteria, and i would add that there were in fact, 303,000 visas and permits granted for family members in the year ending june 2020 to a six, which is 61% more than in 2019. so the home office is granting record of these visas, and we do so an objective fashion, local . well, there you fashion, local. well, there you ar

samira hussain, bbc news.ran twice, i won twice, and did much better the second time than i did the first. getting millions more votes in 2020 than i got in 2016. and, likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far. and now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, i will very, very, very probably do it again. 0k? very, very, very probably. very, very probably. fifa has told players to focus on the football. qatar has been criticised for its stance on same—sex relationships, its human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers. peaceful protests have been planned by some players, the world cup organisers previously stated that everyone is welcome at the event. prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards, the �*earthshot prize'. the aim is to find new and creative ideas that will help protect our planet for the future. five winners will each receive one—million—pounds to make their project a reality. 0ur

a labour member parliament from bradford east , imran member parliament from bradford east, imran hussainthank you, mr. speaker. according to the home office's own figures of the total accepted and rejected visitor visa applications just under 20% ended up as rejected . under 20% ended up as rejected. yet when it comes to those of pakistani and bangladesh bangladeshi rashi nationality these figures suddenly dramatically and are explainable advice to 30. so does the minister staff really expect us to ? that is nought. please show to? that is nought. please show or religious bias the home office. absolutely, minister. well, the honourable gentleman is completely wrong and that is a baseless slur on my officials at home office. oh all visa applications are based on objective criteria, and i would add that there were in fact, 303,000 visas and permits granted for family members in the year ending june 2020 to a six, which is 61% more than in 2019. so the home office is granting record of these visas, and we do so an objective fashion, local . well, there you fashion, local. well, there you ar

now we also heard from managers hussain would need more teeth to root out the staff who are causing problems in the workplace and earlier today in as they saw he was saying if staff feel that they're not safe at work then neither we there . thank you very neither we there. thank you very much indeed. welcome randy rose failed to change culture and he has also welcomed the recommendations made by the review. we going to conduct a five year case review. so we look back across all those cases , those terrible behaviours as example that bullying and harassment which had been considered before and b and put them back that externally accredited process . i do expect accredited process. i do expect some people to be dismissed . as some people to be dismissed. as a result, we become the first service in the country to wear body worn video cameras to ensure both the safety of our own staff and to reassure the public. own staff and to reassure the pubuc.so own staff and to reassure the public. so these are examples . public. so these are examples. what we're doing immediately. public. so these are exa